Lucan Newlands Road, Dublin 22
Development of a new lawn cemetery with 3,461 plots in Lucan.
SD10A/0331 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 13 September 2011
- Reference
- SD10A/0331
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 13 September 2011
- Floor area
- 184 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a lawn cemetery comprising 3,461 plots, a management building, a toilet building, and a storage building. The project also includes a columbarium wall, 40 parking spaces, a new entrance, and landscaping.
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Official record
Development description
A lawn cemetery comprising 3,461 no. Plots; a single storey management building (93sq. M. ); a toilet building (23sq. M. ); a storage building (68sq. M. ); columbarium wall (2m in height); 40 no. Car parking spaces (includes 3 no. Disabled parking spaces); 1 no. New vehicular entrance off lucan newlands road and vehicular pathways, realignment and partial culverting of underground drainage pipe to enhance the existing watercourse; provision of a water feature and contemplative area; landscaping works including boundary treatment; all other necessary site development, excavation works and associated development on site south of new esker burial grounds close to cherbury park and abutting the n4 lucan by-pass and vesey park, lucan.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities”
National zoning type: Open space, park
Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Cherbury Park Rd, Lucan, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €450,000 | 139 m |
| 20 Esker Glebe, Lucan, Co Dublin | Mar 2026 | €460,000 | 251 m |
| 139 Esker Lawns, Lucan, Dublinnot full market price | May 2025 | €275,000 | 260 m |
| 20 Cannonbrook Park, Newcastle Rd, Lucan | May 2026 | €535,000 | 283 m |
| 21 Cherbury Park Ave, Lucan, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €435,000 | 287 m |
| 12 Esker Glebe, Lucan, Co Dublin | Jul 2025 | €420,000 | 310 m |
| 8 Esker Glebe, Lucan, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €441,000 | 318 m |
| 160 Esker Lawns, Lucan, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €685,000 | 354 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received13 September 2011
- Further information requested17 December 2010
- Further information received13 September 2011
- Decision due10 October 2011
- Decision issued7 October 2011
- Appeal submitted3 November 2011
- Appeal decided21 December 2012
- Permission expiry27 April 2012
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
A lawn cemetery comprising 3,461 plots; a single storey management building (93sq.m.); a toilet building…
Lucan Newlands Road, Dublin 22
SD10A/0331/EPSouth DublinLodged 28 Aug 2017Infrastructure
- Granted60 m away
The construction of a new 485 m2 crematorium within the grounds of Esker Lawn Cemetery consisting of a…
Esker Lawn Cemetery, Newlands Road, Lucan, Dublin 22
SD23A/0292South DublinLodged 18 Jun 2024Commercial
- Refused80 m away
Demolish existing shop unit and dwelling, to construct 2no. 1 bed apartments (total floor area 102m2) 3no. 2…
Newlands Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin.(beside Esker Cemetery)
S01A/0279South DublinLodged 9 May 2001Apartments
- Refused80 m away
Demolish existing shop unit to construct a 3 storey building to consist of 2 no. 1 bedroom apartments (total…
Newlands Road, (beside New Esker Burial Grounds), Lucan, Co Dublin
SD02A/0748South DublinLodged 17 Dec 2002Apartments
- Granted90 m away
(A) The demolition of single storey flat roofed dwelling and shop and lean-to shed, (B) The sub-division of…
73, Lucan-Newlands Road, Lucan, Co Dublin
SD03A/0636South DublinLodged 2 Feb 2004New dwelling
- Refused90 m away
The development will consist of demolition of existing shed, walls and ancillary structures, and construction…
north of no. 1, Cherbury Park Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 F5P1
SD26A/0075WSouth DublinLodged 19 Mar 2026New dwelling
- Granted110 m away
Demolition of existing single storey garage to side of house and erection of new dormer style two bedroom…
2, Cherbury Park Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin
SD08A/0359South DublinLodged 27 May 2008New dwelling
- Granted120 m away
Two storey extension to the rear of an existing house overlooking green open space and the entrance driveway…
9, Cherbury Park Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
SD06B/0141South DublinLodged 21 Jun 2006Extension
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